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Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office Word Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision Vulnerability
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- started
- Feb 10, 2026
- closed
- Feb 10, 2026
- CVEs
- 1
- sources
- 3
## summary
Microsoft Office Word contains a reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision vulnerability that could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-02-10.
severity: Actively exploited (CISA KEV)
## cve ids[1]
## affected
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
## fixed in
- See vendor advisory linked in sources
## timeline[1]
CISA added CVE-2026-21514 to the KEV catalog (due 2026-03-03).
## advisories[3]
## notes & caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier).
